Pocket surgical instrument set

Pocket surgical instrument set, in leather wallet

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Pocket surgical instrument set, in leather wallet
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Pocket surgical instrument set, in leather wallet, for military use, by Evans and Co., 12 Old Fish Street, London, England, 1855-1869.

Parts

Fove folding knives inside tortoiseshell sheathes

Fove folding knives inside tortoiseshell sheathes

Fove folding knives inside tortoiseshell sheathes, two curved blunt bistouries, one gum lancet, one Syme's and one scalpel, by Weiss, London

Materials:
steel and tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A646726 Pt1
type:
knives
Two lancets, abscess and bleeding

Two lancets, abscess and bleeding

Two lancets, abscess and bleeding, for Indian Army use, by Arnold and Sons, London, 1866-1900

Materials:
steel and tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A646726 Pt2
type:
lancets
Tenaculum, steel

Tenaculum, steel

Tenaculum, steel, folding into tortoiseshell sheath, by Evans and Co., 31 Stamford Street, London, England, 1874-1900.

Materials:
steel and tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A646726 Pt3
type:
tenaculums
Lancet, steel in tortoiseshell sheath

Lancet, steel in tortoiseshell sheath

Lancet, steel in tortoiseshell sheath, by Weiss, London

Materials:
steel and tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A646726 Pt4
type:
lancets
Angular dressing scissors

Angular dressing scissors

Angular dressing scissors, steel, by Savigny and Co., London, 1810-1850

Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A646726 Pt5
type:
dressing scissors
Double-ended silver probe

Double-ended silver probe

Double-ended silver probe

Materials:
silver
Object Number:
A646726 Pt7
type:
probes
Combined tongue depressor and spatula

Combined tongue depressor and spatula

Combined tongue depressor and spatula, silver

Materials:
silver
Object Number:
A646726 Pt8
type:
tongue depressors
Rusty half-curved suture needle in torn paper pocket

Rusty half-curved suture needle in torn paper pocket

Rusty half-curved suture needle in torn paper pocket, steel, by Weiss, London

Materials:
steel, corroded and packet, paper
Object Number:
A646726 Pt9
type:
suture needles